Rajeev Sharma

First Year of Call
1999

Areas of Practice
Competition Law, Corporate and Commercial Law, Corporate Counsel (In-House Counsel), Health Law, Information Technology Law, International Law

Description
 

As a Partner in our Business Law Group, Rajeev specializes in corporate/commercial, healthcare and regulatory law.  Rajeev has over fifteen years’ experience working for a national law firm and as Senior Corporate Counsel and General Counsel for two global corporations.  Rajeev has acted for a wide range of clients including governments, industry associations and companies of all sizes from small to medium sized businesses to multinational corporations.

Rajeev’s corporate/commercial practice involves drafting, advising and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements including contracts related to resellers, licensing, distribution, manufacturing, outsourcing, transportation, marketing, joint ventures, consignment, warehousing, and master services agreements relating to a variety of matters.

Rajeev’s healthcare practice involves advising on every aspect of a regulated business including:

clinical trial agreements;

regulatory submissions for approval to Health Canada;

pre-Notice of Compliance materials for healthcare professionals, product launches, post-approval marketing materials (including detail aids, physician restricted websites, disease state material, and television/radio/print advertising) and compliance with product labeling laws;

agreements with wholesalers, distributors, retail pharmacies and other third parties;

responses to buying group and hospital requests for proposals (“RFPs”);

formulary reimbursement and product listing agreements;

complaints relating to compliance with the Food & Drugs Act, Competition Act, Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board Code of Advertising Acceptance, Rx&D Code of Ethical Practices, MEDEC Diabetes Implementation Guidelines and internal company codes;

product recalls for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics and consumer products;

conducting healthcare and anti-corruption compliance investigations; and

in-house training on all aspects of compliance including healthcare, anti-corruption/anti-bribery, competition law, marketing & advertising and contract risk management.

Rajeev’s regulatory law practice encompasses competition law (including marketing & advertising, promotional contests, merger clearance and general compliance), anti-corruption, healthcare (including pharmaceuticals, medical devices and medical marijuana) and advice on a wide range of legislation at the federal and provincial levels involving various sectors including healthcare, food, alcohol/spirits, professional advertising, cosmetics, consumer/natural health products and transportation.  Rajeev has experience in procurement matters ranging from advising on the drafting of RFPs to challenging federal government awards on behalf of suppliers under applicable trade agreements.  Rajeev also has extensive experience in all aspects of international trade law and regulation including advising on the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements, investment protection provisions under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA Chapter 11) and bilateral investment treaties, anti-dumping & countervailing duty investigations, customs, export controls and economic sanctions.